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Scottish Leader Demands Early Election, Says Would Not Vote For Sunak If Given Chance

© AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin / Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, is interviewed in WashingtonScotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, is interviewed in Washington
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, is interviewed in Washington - Sputnik International, 1920, 24.10.2022
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Earlier in the day, Sunak became the head of the ruling Conservative Party, and as such, the country's next prime minister.
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - Following the election on Monday of former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak as Conservative Party leader and UK PRM, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called on him to hold a snap general election in the country, noting that Scotland would never vote for him if given the chance.
"As for the politics, I’d suggest one immediate decision he should take and one he certainly should not. He should call an early General Election... For Scotland, of course, he becomes another PM we did not and, without doubt would not vote for even if given the chance," Sturgeon said on Twitter.
At the same time, Sturgeon congratulated incoming PM Sunak and vowed to do everything possible to build a constructive working relationship with him, despite their political differences.
Sunak, however, was reported to have ruled out the possibility of holding an early general election.
Rishi Sunak, Britain's former Chancellor of the Exchequer and a contender to become the country's next Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative party, answers questions as he takes part in the final Conservative Party Hustings event at Wembley Arena, in London, on August 31, 2022 - Sputnik International, 1920, 24.10.2022
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